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By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 18, 2010 | |
| | | 1. First Jewish Religious Services Marker | | |
Inscription. In a second floor room in a store which stood on this location, forty pioneers of Jewish faith gathered on Yom Kippur (5610) September 26, 1849, and participated in the first Jewish religious services in San Francisco.
State Registered Landmark No. 462
Tablet placed by the California Centennials Commission with the cooperation of the Society of California Pioneers
Dedicated September 6, 1950
Erected 1950 by California Centennials Commission, Society of California Pioneers. (Marker Number 462.)
Location. 37° 47.768′ N, 122° 24.211′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. Marker is at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Columbus Avenue on Montgomery Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 Montgomery Street, San Francisco CA 94111, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of the Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Banking Firm of Pioche et Bayerque (within shouting distance of this marker); Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotaling Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salvation Army (within shouting distance of this marker); 56 Gold Street (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Western Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell (about 400 feet away); Bummer and Lazarus (about 400 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in San Francisco.| | | | 
July 18, 2010 | |
| | | 2. First Jewish Religious Services Marker - wide view | | |
More about this marker. The marker is mounted on the east (Montgomery Street) side of the triangular building currently occupied by the Church of Scientology, in approximately the middle of the block.
Also see . . . Jewish Community - Part I (1850-1900). Stephen Mark Dobbs' article on the history of San Francisco's Jewish Community, for the Encylopedia of San Francisco. On the first services:"...The early Jewish presence in Gold Rush San Francisco is acknowledged on a bronze plaque on the 700 block of Montgomery Street, which at that time was the shoreline of the Bay. It commemorates the first celebration of Rosh Hashanah in San Francisco near that site in a wood-framed tent, the first such observance on the west coast, on September 26, 1849 (5610)." Note that this is somewhat at variance with the text on the marker, which commemorates Yom Kippur rather than Rosh Hashanah, and the marker speaks of services on the second floor of a store rather than a wood-framed tent. (Submitted on February 26, 2011.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on February 26, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 272 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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